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MediaKeySystemAccess

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2019.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The MediaKeySystemAccess interface of the Encrypted Media Extensions API provides access to a Key System for decryption and/or a content protection provider. You can request an instance of this object using the Navigator.requestMediaKeySystemAccess() method.

Instance properties

MediaKeySystemAccess.keySystem Read only

Returns a string identifying the key system being used.

Instance methods

MediaKeySystemAccess.createMediaKeys()

Returns a Promise that resolves to a new MediaKeys object.

MediaKeySystemAccess.getConfiguration()

Returns an object with the supported combination of configuration options.

Specifications

Specification
Encrypted Media Extensions
# mediakeysystemaccess-interface

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
MediaKeySystemAccess
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 42 (Release date: 2015-04-14)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 13 (Release date: 2015-11-12)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 38 (Release date: 2015-05-12)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 12.1 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 42 (Release date: 2015-04-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 38 (Release date: 2015-05-12)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 4 (Release date: 2016-03-11)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 43 (Release date: 2015-05-27)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
createMediaKeys
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 42 (Release date: 2015-04-14)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 13 (Release date: 2015-11-12)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 38 (Release date: 2015-05-12)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 12.1 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 42 (Release date: 2015-04-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 38 (Release date: 2015-05-12)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 4 (Release date: 2016-03-11)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 43 (Release date: 2015-05-27)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
getConfiguration
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 42 (Release date: 2015-04-14)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 13 (Release date: 2015-11-12)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 43 (Release date: 2015-12-15)
footnote
footnote Before Firefox 50, the returned object has neither a distinctiveIdentifier nor a persistentState property.
Opera – Full support
Opera 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 12.1 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 42 (Release date: 2015-04-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 43 (Release date: 2015-12-15)
footnote
footnote Before Firefox for Android 50, the returned object has neither a distinctiveIdentifier nor a persistentState property.
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 4 (Release date: 2016-03-11)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 43 (Release date: 2015-05-27)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
keySystem
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 42 (Release date: 2015-04-14)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 13 (Release date: 2015-11-12)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 38 (Release date: 2015-05-12)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 12.1 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 42 (Release date: 2015-04-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 38 (Release date: 2015-05-12)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 4 (Release date: 2016-03-11)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 43 (Release date: 2015-05-27)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support

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Full support
See implementation notes.

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